How happy are you with Flying Disc Magazine? - www.DiscGolfersR.Us2015-03-03T19:40:12Zhttp://discgolfer.ning.com/forum/topics/1809917:Topic:350405?feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhat I meant was "Rosthein di…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2009-01-09:1809917:Comment:15386902009-01-09T18:00:26.866ZJoe G 5740http://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/JoeG5740
What I meant was "Rosthein did a great job with Disc Golf World News." I was sad to see it discontinued. And I`m happy we`ll be trying something different this year.<br />
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<cite>Mark Stephens said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://discgolfer.ning.com/forum/topics/1809917:Topic:350405?x=1&amp;id=1809917%3ATopic%3A350405&amp;page=4#1809917Comment1538505"><div>You have your publishers mixed up. Rothstein published the PDGA magazine PRIOR to FDM.<br></br> <br></br> He is once again a Board Member of the PDGA. He…</div>
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What I meant was "Rosthein did a great job with Disc Golf World News." I was sad to see it discontinued. And I`m happy we`ll be trying something different this year.<br />
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<cite>Mark Stephens said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://discgolfer.ning.com/forum/topics/1809917:Topic:350405?x=1&amp;id=1809917%3ATopic%3A350405&amp;page=4#1809917Comment1538505"><div>You have your publishers mixed up. Rothstein published the PDGA magazine PRIOR to FDM.<br/> <br/>
He is once again a Board Member of the PDGA. He is supposed to be working with the new PDGA magazine that is coming out. FDM is no longer the PDGA magazine and you cannot opt out in 2009.<br/>
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<cite>Joe G 5740 said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.discgolfersr.us/forum/topics/1809917:Topic:350405?page=4&amp;commentId=1809917%3AComment%3A1538457&amp;x=1#1809917Comment1538457"><div>Personally, I thought Rick Rosthien did a fantastic job given what he had to work with. Obviously, no one on the planet Earth mothership is perfect. I think we should be more realistic in our expectations. We`re a relatively small sport. We`re lucky to have any publications, considering that most are downsizing or disappearing these days, due to the internet.<br/> I also don`t agree with the effort to lump disc golf in with all other disc sports. Disc Golf is golf first, a disc sport second. Heck, we don`t even use the same equipment as all the other disc sports. <br/>
Let`s face it - disc golf is the most popular of all disc related activities and is the best one suited for the masses. It deserves its own focused attention. Ball Golf magazines don`t include info about all "ball" sports. 90% of disc golfers are mostly or exclusively interested in disc golf.<br/>
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Also, if we want to be taken seriously and impress the uninitiated, we need a publication that isn`t so tongue-in-cheek about everything. Throwing Frisbees is a frivolous activity. Competing in Disc Golf is not!<br/>
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Perhaps we need another "DISC GOLF" Magazine. One that`s not so ambitious. One that covers just our sport and is affordable for the readers and the advertisers. Would you rather have 3 advertisers pay $5000 a year to advertise or 10 advertisers pay $2000 a year to advertise.<br/>
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P.S. - Every member should opt-in for the magazine. Come on now - we pay no greens fees to play all year. How is it too much to ask of players to support their sport by spending $20 a year on a magazine. IT IS THE VERY LEAST WE CAN DO!<br/>
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If half of us opt-out and the magazine and content suck as a result of underfunding - then we have no one to blame but ourselves for selling our own sport short.<br/>
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At least we can all share the blame.</div>
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</blockquote> The PDGA has had a well-made…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2009-01-09:1809917:Comment:15386782009-01-09T17:51:58.608ZBill Burnshttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/billburns
The PDGA has had a well-made house organ before, and we can do so again. "DIsc Golfer" was produced from the late 1980s up until the time it was decided to use DGWN to carry the official PDGA news to the membership.<br />
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Because content will be under the control of the PDGA, there is no reason to have an opt-out for 2009, or any subsequent year that we have an in-house publication. If we ever go back to an outside publication, then it would be appropriate to institute the opt-out again.<br />
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The PDGA has had a well-made house organ before, and we can do so again. "DIsc Golfer" was produced from the late 1980s up until the time it was decided to use DGWN to carry the official PDGA news to the membership.<br />
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Because content will be under the control of the PDGA, there is no reason to have an opt-out for 2009, or any subsequent year that we have an in-house publication. If we ever go back to an outside publication, then it would be appropriate to institute the opt-out again.<br />
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Moving forward in 2009, I would be expecting FDM, as well as any other disc golf or disc publication, to place an ad in our publication, and perhaps a benefit of PDGA membeship could be receiving a discount on a FDM subscription.<br />
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Re: DGWN. There is no doubt that it was the finest DG publication to date, and I am sure it could have existed quite well without the guarantee of having all PDGA members be subscribers. I believe Rick when he says he needed a rest. I can't imagine what it would be like to have your vocation be under constant scrutinization by the public you are serving, for as many years as he did and for as few dollars he got for his work. I'm still waiting on my last…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2009-01-09:1809917:Comment:15386642009-01-09T17:34:39.033ZMy_Herohttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/My_Hero
I'm still waiting on my last 2 issues. Having rec'd 4 out of 6 issues, i guess i'm only 2/3 as happy as i should be.
I'm still waiting on my last 2 issues. Having rec'd 4 out of 6 issues, i guess i'm only 2/3 as happy as i should be. What's FDM? (In other words,…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2009-01-09:1809917:Comment:15385882009-01-09T17:08:10.991ZTodd Mitchellhttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/ToddMitchell
What's FDM? (In other words, I have yet to see an issue - though I opted out last year, I figured I would have gotten at least one issue since I renewed with PDGA for '09 - then again, I haven't even gotten my renewal fulfillment swag yet either, though the site says I'm current.<br />
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I'm thinking it's all pretty irrelevant anyway, as the PDGA is going in-house again with a publication.<br />
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After reading several of the posts in this thread, I really did like the idea of forgoing a hard copy magazine…
What's FDM? (In other words, I have yet to see an issue - though I opted out last year, I figured I would have gotten at least one issue since I renewed with PDGA for '09 - then again, I haven't even gotten my renewal fulfillment swag yet either, though the site says I'm current.<br />
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I'm thinking it's all pretty irrelevant anyway, as the PDGA is going in-house again with a publication.<br />
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After reading several of the posts in this thread, I really did like the idea of forgoing a hard copy magazine and go online exclusively. Nothing is easy to update as close to real time as the Web. No medium's cheaper to publish than the Web. Eliminating tons of overhead. Wider audience. Available anytime, anywhere with a smartphone. Not subject to being thrown out. Not subject to being damaged while in transit.<br />
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As an editorial note - if content in FDM is offensive to some disc golfers, then they are doing a bang up job! If content was acceptable to everyone all the time, then we'd all die of extreme boredom. I'd rather have opposing views presented together rather than separately - it's kind of like that debate thing (please include the tongue and cheek audio effects). You know, where one side has an opportunity to present their views, the other side gets the same opportunity, then the first presenter gets to defend/attack, then the second presenter gets to defend/attack. Let the readers/viewers/listeners decide from there - nothing will ever be acceptable to everyone. We should appreciate that!<br />
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If no one ever dissented to popular thought, we'd still be rubbing sticks together for fire to keep warm and to cook. Or fighting to the death over who is the better cave drawer. Aside from slow delivery, I a…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2009-01-09:1809917:Comment:15385752009-01-09T17:00:33.228ZSeniorhttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/Senior
Aside from slow delivery, I am really happy with FDM's latest installments. The quality is really stepping up. In my opinion, they have reacted in a very good way and are beginning to show signs of better editing and overall content.<br />
Not that they have laid down or something, but they have definately made this a publication that can be the face of disc golf.<br />
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I thought the fist couple of issues were rough and the paper used a bit thin. But that seems to be water under the bridge. Rich needs our…
Aside from slow delivery, I am really happy with FDM's latest installments. The quality is really stepping up. In my opinion, they have reacted in a very good way and are beginning to show signs of better editing and overall content.<br />
Not that they have laid down or something, but they have definately made this a publication that can be the face of disc golf.<br />
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I thought the fist couple of issues were rough and the paper used a bit thin. But that seems to be water under the bridge. Rich needs our support and I think with his latest efforts we can feel proud to have him as an ambassador of the sport through his way of putting together a magazine. His latest note was the addition of FDM to major news stands. THis is great. Rich and PDGA are starting to speak in terms of actually moving our sport into the mainstream. Not just a dream mind you, but an attitude of we WILL move into the main stream!<br />
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Go FDM, GO PDGA Personally, I thought Rick Ro…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2009-01-09:1809917:Comment:15384572009-01-09T15:31:45.655ZJoe G 5740http://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/JoeG5740
Personally, I thought Rick Rosthien did a fantastic job given what he had to work with. Obviously, no one on the planet Earth mothership is perfect. I think we should be more realistic in our expectations. We`re a relatively small sport. We`re lucky to have any publications, considering that most are downsizing or disappearing these days, due to the internet.<br />
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I also don`t agree with the effort to lump disc golf in with all other disc sports. Disc Golf is golf first, a disc sport second. Heck,…
Personally, I thought Rick Rosthien did a fantastic job given what he had to work with. Obviously, no one on the planet Earth mothership is perfect. I think we should be more realistic in our expectations. We`re a relatively small sport. We`re lucky to have any publications, considering that most are downsizing or disappearing these days, due to the internet.<br />
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I also don`t agree with the effort to lump disc golf in with all other disc sports. Disc Golf is golf first, a disc sport second. Heck, we don`t even use the same equipment as all the other disc sports.<br />
<br />
Let`s face it - disc golf is the most popular of all disc related activities and is the best one suited for the masses. It deserves its own focused attention. Ball Golf magazines don`t include info about all "ball" sports. 90% of disc golfers are mostly or exclusively interested in disc golf.<br />
<br />
Also, if we want to be taken seriously and impress the uninitiated, we need a publication that isn`t so tongue-in-cheek about everything. Throwing Frisbees is a frivolous activity. Competing in Disc Golf is not!<br />
<br />
Perhaps we need another "DISC GOLF" Magazine. One that`s not so ambitious. One that covers just our sport and is affordable for the readers and the advertisers. Would you rather have 3 advertisers pay $5000 a year to advertise or 10 advertisers pay $2000 a year to advertise.<br />
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P.S. - Every member should opt-in for the magazine. Come on now - we pay no greens fees to play all year. How is it too much to ask of players to support their sport by spending $20 a year on a magazine. IT IS THE VERY LEAST WE CAN DO!<br />
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If half of us opt-out and the magazine and content suck as a result of underfunding - then we have no one to blame but ourselves for selling our own sport short.<br />
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At least we can all share the blame. Magazine was badly damaged wh…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2008-10-18:1809917:Comment:12920012008-10-18T00:10:47.246ZDonny Olowhttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/DonnyOlow
Magazine was badly damaged when delivered. I was upset about that.
Magazine was badly damaged when delivered. I was upset about that. Constructive input might chan…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2008-10-17:1809917:Comment:12917142008-10-17T21:09:44.854ZDiscGolfFlyMart.comhttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/Bart
Constructive input might change aspects of future issues to reflect your opinions...that is the avenue to take....contact the magazine and if they don't live up to your expectations stop reading it and start your own disc magazine....Personally I enjoyed the old magazine and I enjoy the new one.
Constructive input might change aspects of future issues to reflect your opinions...that is the avenue to take....contact the magazine and if they don't live up to your expectations stop reading it and start your own disc magazine....Personally I enjoyed the old magazine and I enjoy the new one. Whats the big problem?Can you…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2008-07-13:1809917:Comment:3799932008-07-13T14:28:55.026ZDane Pickenshttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/DanePickens
Whats the big problem?Can you not tell the difference between right and wrong and decide what choice to make.Dont beleive the hype.
Whats the big problem?Can you not tell the difference between right and wrong and decide what choice to make.Dont beleive the hype. At least FDM is speaking trut…tag:discgolfer.ning.com,2008-07-13:1809917:Comment:3799862008-07-13T14:22:08.994ZDane Pickenshttp://discgolfer.ning.com/profile/DanePickens
At least FDM is speaking truths and not a bunch of lies and propaganda.Some anti-fascist states and countries have accepted the use of a green leafy substance.Even for medical use.Its a plant that helps fight global warming, so GO GREEN!
At least FDM is speaking truths and not a bunch of lies and propaganda.Some anti-fascist states and countries have accepted the use of a green leafy substance.Even for medical use.Its a plant that helps fight global warming, so GO GREEN!